Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-10

Practical Business Woman Expresses
AN Opinion.
WHAT MRS HARRIET HUBBARD AVER THINKS OF THIS
CHARMING ACTRESS AND SOCIETY BEILR.

From the New York Times.
The reporter found Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Aver
at her Office, SO and "a Park Place, and politely
asked II she would give her opinion OF Mrs James
Brown Potters talents, &c, as an actress. Mrs.
Aver had seen Mrs. Potter at her first appearance
IN New York, and had concluded that she was
bound TO make great success on the stage for
several reasons. "Mrs. Potter," said Mrs Aver
sis young and beautiful, has marked talent is IN
earnest, is universal favorite and one of the
idols OF New York society. am told" said Mrs
Aver, shat Mrs. Astor and several OF her friends
visited Mrs. Potter in her dressing-r room on her
first night at the Fifth Avenue Theater and
any one could see that the audience was
composed OF the very creme de la creme
OF society. Mrs. Potters success is only
women can go out into the world and, upon their
own resources, take up the struggle and succeed
as wen as most men, When first announced my
intention 10 go into business my friends were very
much concerned-everybody predicted sure failure
and did everything In the world to persuade me to
TAKE position as goyerness or companion or
some other such position as is usually sought by
women VINO nave 10 support themselves, but hav-
Ing two daughters TO educate felt that would
be unable TO do them Justice on any salary that
could earn, and determined to branch right out
lnVo business qike many, and the results prove
tnat my Judgment was correct-my success has
am now victorious Manufacturers OF the vile cos
metlcS which cause women who use them TO look
Ike whitewashed or painted deni-mondaines tried
10 create the impression that the Recamier Prepa-
rations were OF the same character as theirs, but
1 soon overcame this false idea.
, , mnen n women VINO knew me were assured tnat
famous Julie Recamier, and that had used it my
self and given 1t TO my friends for years they were
never heard Of me- after reading my advertisements
and tnQurfng into my charactr, were also converts
and to-day really believe there is no woman OF
refinement In this country who does not use some
OF the Recamler Preparations constantly. All
women are learning the Importance OF taking care
OF the skin; they know how horribly disgusting
black heads, ptmpleS, freckles and uverspOts are;
they know that their mirrors reflect these horrible
imperfections in all their hideousness, and they
realize what the effect must be on other persons
particularly husbands and lovers-the very persons
above all others that good, true woman wants to
charm and hold captive, and the very persons
above all others who can't stand or tolerate any
suggestion OF uncleanliness or impurlty. To give
you some idea OF the demand for the Recanier
Preparations, have just made special contract
with MeSsrs. b. Altman Co. TO put up for them
Recamer Powder in 30 cent boxes. Their sales of
all the Recamier Preparations are immense and
are SO important that they have q special sales
woman for them alone.
'sNow, take my tonic, Vita Nuova. Druggists
tell me that the sale OF that Is simply phen0me-
nal, yet IL should sell largely. IL is made after
the prescription OF my physician-one OF the most
eminent In New York, a man who receives $50 for
an office prescription, and TO show that 1t Is not
nauSeous dose but pleasant 10 take, and that its
effects are promptly felt, advertised last sunday
that any man or woman who was fatlgued or SUI
1erlnS from dyspepsia or mental or nervous eX-
haustton could get dose OF Vita NuOva gratis by
applying at my uptown ONCE (27 Union Square) at
any hour OF the day, and do you know that the
persons who awaited themselves OF this offer have
averaged over 200 per day, and include merchants
and ladies who have been shopping, ana a good
many invalids. intend TO continue this cfrer in
definitely, as my saleswoman tells me that great
many most miserable people have returned for
second or third dose, and all have expressed them
selves as benefited, and many wished they had
the money TO buy it in quantities. Many ladies
also go and take dose, feeling tired or faint, and
IL really takes the place OF a lunch, as IL is
so fnv1goratfng and strengthening that one
dose will enable person TO do a days work with
out food. OF course, this has Increased the sales
Of Vita Nuova more than fourfod, so you see it is
a somewhat charitable act and a fine advertise
ment combined.
Every druggist and fancy goods dealer now keeps
all the Recan1er Preparations and Vita Nuova,
and, owing to the popularity OF the preparations
and the competition TO sell them, and In endeavOr-
ing TO make q run on other goods through them
they have cut the price until, In many instances,
they are selling them at retail for actually less
money than they pay me for them at wholesale.
Many INSCRIPTIONS dealers attempt 10 substitute
an inferior or unknown article Tor them, but the
public understand this and refuse ali substitutes
Tor the kecam1er Prepal ations and Vita NuOva
lNew Lfe)."